cult

secte

Groupe qui contrôle ses membres et les pousse à accepter ses croyances et à obéir à ses dirigeants.

En anglais simple : A group that controls its members and pressures them to accept its beliefs and obey its leaders.

• She escaped from the cult.
• The cult leader controlled members' money.
• Why did he join that cult?

Expressions courantes : cult leader, join a cult, leave a cult

groupe d'admirateurs

Groupe de personnes qui admirent vivement une même personne, une activité ou une chose.

En anglais simple : A group of people who strongly admire the same person, activity, or thing.

• The band attracted a small cult.
• A growing cult of fans collected her early recordings.
• He belonged to a cult of chess enthusiasts.

Comment l'utiliser : cult of someone/something (A cult of dedicated fans grew around the singer.)

Synonymes : following, fan base

Expressions courantes : cult of someone, small cult, growing cult

secte

Groupe religieux considéré comme rejetant les croyances fondamentales de la religion dont il se réclame.

En anglais simple : A religious group viewed as rejecting basic beliefs of the religion it claims to belong to.

• Critics described the group as a cult.
• The church considered its new teachings those of a cult.
• Members denied that their religious community was a cult.

Synonymes : sect

Expressions courantes : religious cult, call something a cult, cult beliefs

culte

Vénération d’un dieu ou d’un saint, avec les cérémonies qui lui sont associées.

En anglais simple : The worship of a particular god or saint, including the ceremonies connected with it.

• The ancient cult honored a goddess.
• Roman officials promoted the imperial cult.
• The saint's cult spread across the region.

Comment l'utiliser : cult of someone/something (The temple was a center of the cult of Isis.)

Synonymes : worship, veneration

Expressions courantes : imperial cult, cult of someone, ancient cult

culte

Très apprécié par un petit groupe d’admirateurs particulièrement fidèles.

En anglais simple : Loved by a small group of very loyal fans.

• It became a cult film.
• The band developed a cult following.
• Her first novel now has cult status.

Expressions courantes : cult film, cult classic, cult following